Lew (locomotive)

Lew
Power type Steam
Builder Manning Wardle (England)
Serial number 2042
Build date 1925
Configuration 2-6-2T
Gauge 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm)
Leading wheel
diameter		 2 ft 0 in (0.610 m)
Driver diameter 2 ft 9 in (0.838 m)
Trailing wheel
diameter		 2 ft 0 in (0.610 m)
Wheelbase Coupled: 6 ft 6 in (1.981 m)
Total: 17 ft 9 in (5.410 m)
Length 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) over buffer beams
Width 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Height 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
Locomotive weight 27.25 long tons (27.69 t)
Fuel type Coal
Firegrate area 8.85 sq ft (0.822 m2)
Heating surface:
Total		 383 sq ft (35.58 m)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 10.5 × 16 in (267 × 406 mm)
Valve gear Joy
Career Southern Railway
Number E188
Locale Devon, South West England
Withdrawn November 1935
Disposition sold overseas, final destination and fate unknown

Lew was a Manning Wardle 2-6-2T built in 1925 for the narrow gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway.

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History

Lew, following L&B tradition, was named after one of the local rivers with a three-letter name, the River Lew.

Lew was similar in design to the previous Manning Wardle locomotives built for the L&B, the main difference being a redesigned cab to eliminate a smoke trap, and give more room to the crew. She was sold at auction along with other L&B equipment in November 1935, two months after the railway closed.[1] However, she was purchased in December by a dismantler and was used to remove the line until July 1936.

In September 1936, Lew sailed from Swansea, on the SS Sabor - believed to have been destined for a plantation in Brazil. Despite the efforts of many enthusiasts, no proof of the locomotive's current whereabouts, or eventual fate has been published.

Lyd

Main article: Lyd (locomotive)

A replica of Lew, named Lyd in accordance with the L&B tradition of naming its locos after local three-letter rivers, was completed at Boston Lodge on the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway in August 2010.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bradley, D.L. (October 1975). Locomotives of the Southern Railway: Part 1. London: RCTS. p. 85. ISBN 0 901115 30 4. 
  2. ^ "New replica steam locomotive unveiled in Ffestiniog". BBC News. August 9, 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-10917889. Retrieved August 9, 2010. 

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